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Terme préférentiel

Caravanserais  

Définition

  • Stations along caravan routes providing overnight accommodations and facilities for caravans and individuals and their animals; generally characterized by large central courtyards, a single entrance and, often, shops. Also use for less fortified urban Islamic structures providing lodging, storage, and commercial space for traveling merchants, as well as some facilities for trading transactions [AAT, alt.]

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • Caravansaries
  • Caravanseries
  • Choltries
  • Choultries
  • Chultries
  • Dharmsalas
  • Khans, caravanserais

Notation

  • 122438

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-SNV8L70V-4

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